How to disable a proxy server?

Anna Mikhailova

January 22, 2013

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Today, there are quite a few browsers. Each user chooses for himself the most convenient and functional. And if you need to disable the proxy server on it, it is important to know exactly how this is done for each type of browser. After all, this process has differences.

Disable in Mozilla FireFox

If you are using a browser like Mozilla FireFox, then before you disable the proxy server, you need to go to the “Tools” section menu and select the “Settings” item in it. In the window that opens, you will need to go to the “Advanced” tab and click on the “Configure” option in the “Connections” section. In the parameters window that appears, you need to put a checkmark next to "Without a proxy" and click on "OK". After that, the setting will be made.

Disable in Internet Explorer and Google Chrome

Go to your Internet Explorer browser, open the “Services” subsection in its menu and click on “Internet Options”. After that, go to the tab called "Connections". It will need to select "Network Setup".In the window that opens, you will need to uncheck the “Automatically detect settings” line, whereas opposite to “Use proxy server for local connections” you will need to check. After that, click “OK” to save the changes.

For those who use the Google Chrome browser, it is important to know that it does not have its own proxy server settings. Therefore, if you enter its menu, then click on the “Parameters” item and go to the “Advanced” window, then in the “Network” tab you will see the “Change proxy server settings” button. When you click it, you will immediately get to a new window, but already Internet Explorer, in which you will need to disconnect, following the principle described above for this browser. And if you disable the proxy server first in IE, then Google Chrome will not work automatically.

Disable in Opera browser

If you need to disable the proxy server in Opera browser, you will first need to open its menu, then go to the “Settings” section, and then click on the “Quick Settings” subsection. After that, next to the item "Enable proxy servers" you will need to uncheck the box and click the "OK" button.